Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-08
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS.
Parker, D. T, Sept. 5, 1887.

Parker, d. T., Sept. 5, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Commissioners Allen. Bert
elsen, Nelson. Shurtletf and Bacon; also
NJ. j. Hogan, clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read an d ap-
proved.
The following report on petition of
j. 7, Hogan and others, also Jens p.
Myhre and others, was received and
placed on file:
TO the Board of County Commissioners
of the County of Turner, Dakota:
The undersigned committee, appoint
ed by you to examine the proposed
ditching and grading OF highway, as
order of appointment, made on the 2lst
day of July. 1887, would respectfully re-
port that we met at the time and place
designated in your said order. and pro-
ceeded to examine the ground asked to
be improved. and would recommend
that the county ditcher be used on said
road and that the wages of one man be
paid by the county and that all extra
labor be furnished by road districts and
voluntary labor. The work to be done
in the season when the dltcher can be
successfully used; and do hereby rec
ommend that the prayer of said petit
tioners be granted as above stated.
Given under our hand this 5th day OF
September, 1887.
Joseph Allen,
A. w. Bacon, Com.
j. II. Shurtleff,
On m otion board proceeded to open
bids for treatment Of paupers for one
year. The following bids were on file:
DIST. No. Dr. T.. w. Cook, Sl2O 90
Dist. No. DR.. A. T.. Peterlnan, 100 90
Dist. No. Dr. +. Finlay, 100 90
Dist. No. Dr. S. G. Fowler. l5O 90
On motion the bid of DR.. A. L. Peter
man, being the lowest for district No.
1, was accepted. On motion the bid of
DR.. S. G. Fowler for district No. 2 was
accepted, he being the most centrally
located.
On motion the following tax levy for
the ensuing year was made on the diff
ferent funds: Territorial fund, six
tenth mills; county general fund, &
mills; county sinking fund, mills;
county school fund. 2 mills; road fund,
2 mills; bridge fund, 2 mills.
The following report was received
and placed on file.
To the Board of County Commissioners
Of the County Of Turner, Dakota.
The undersigned committee, appoint
ed by you to examine the proposed To-
cation of a highway, us stated in the
petition referred to in your order of ap-
pointment, made on the 10Th day OF
July, 1887, would respectfully report
that we met at the time and place des-
ignated in your said order, and pro-
ceeded to examine the highway pro-
posed to be located, viz: Beginning at
the east line OF Turner county at the
southeast corner of section twelve,
township So, range so, in said county,
and running from thence in westerly
direction on, or as near as practicable
to the section line, and ending at the
southeast corner of section ten, town
shsp 50, range So.
We found the above proposed line
practicable from the point of beginning
west TO the section corner between sec
tions 8, 8, IL and II, township 9S, range
81, from thence running in south
| westerly ulrectlOn Id CHAINS TO point
3 rods south of south bank of Vermil-
lion river near east end of line of trees,
thence west along line of trees 39
chains and twenty links to intersection
of a section line north and south
through section seventeen, township
So, range SO thence north II chains to
a post on line between sections II and
Is, thence west along said section line
as shown on plat of county surveyor
hereto annexed and made a part of this
report, thence along section line to lake
bed between sections IL and Is, town.
ship SO, range SO, thence along south
side Of lake bed to section line, thence
west on section to lake bed between
sections ii and IA same township
thence around south side to section
line, thence west to southeast corner
section ten, township SO, range So, and
found the above described line the
most practicable, and do hereby rec
ommend that the prayer of said peti
tioners be granted.
Given under our hand this 18th day
of August, 1887.